Chocolate Almond Date Boney Treats
The Food for Healthy Bones test kitchen came up with this fast, fun and easy recipe that is high in the bone-building nutrients of calcium, magnesium and potassium and features sweet chocolate, via cacao and dates.
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Equipment
- 1 spoon
- 1 bowl
- 1 pot or double boiler
Ingredients
- 8 pitted Medjool dates
- 1 - 2.8 oz 70% dark chocolate bar
- 3 Tbsp almond butter
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp hemp seeds
Instructions
- Melt chocolate bar with coconut oil in a double boiler
- If you don’t have a double boiler, use a medium pot with water in the bottom
- Bring water to a boil
- Take a smaller pot that leans into the boiling water
- Add the chocolate and coconut oil and melt together
- When melted, remove smaller pot from stove
- On a plate spread out hemp seeds
- Cut date lengthwise to open and fill with almond butter
- Close the date
- Dip filled date into pot of melted chocolate
- Roll chocolate date into hemp seeds
- Store in the fridge up to a week or freezer up to month
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Notes
Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA): Calcium: 1200mg, Magnesium: 320mg, Potassium: 4700mg K2: 90-180mcg, Protein: 50-80 grams
The nutritional information is automatically calculated and can vary based on ingredients and products used.Nutrition
Calories: 98kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1IUCalcium: 56mgIron: 1mg
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